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<table><thead><tr><th class="league-rank">Seed</th><th class="rank">Rank</th><th class="team">Team</th><th><abbr title="Conference">Conf</abbr></th><th>Record</th><th><abbr title="RPI Rank">RPI</abbr></th><th><abbr title="Strength of Schedule Rank">SOS</abbr></th><th><abbr title="Record versus RPI Top-50">T-50</abbr></th><th class="comment">Comment</th><th class="qualified"><abbr title="Automatically Qualified">AQ</abbr></th><th><abbr title="Previous Rank">Pvs</abbr></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">1</td><td class="rank">1</td><td class="team">Duke</td><td>ACC</td><td>26-4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>8-2</td><td class="comment">Welcome back Ryan Kelly. Kid drops 36, 'Canes in return.</td><td>✓</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">2</td><td class="team">Kansas</td><td>BIG12</td><td>26-4</td><td>5</td><td>18</td><td>9-3</td><td class="comment">Rock Chalk a No. 1? Yep. Name a team with more top-50 Ws.</td><td>✓</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">3</td><td class="team">Indiana</td><td>BIG10</td><td>25-5</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>7-5</td><td class="comment">No longer lock for No. 1. Date at Michigan looms.</td><td>✓</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">4</td><td class="team">Gonzaga</td><td>WCC</td><td>29-2</td><td>7</td><td>77</td><td>5-2</td><td class="comment">Memphis ('06), Stanford ('04) were No. 1s with lower SOS</td><td>✓</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">2</td><td class="rank">5</td><td class="team">Louisville</td><td>BIGE</td><td>25-5</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>7-4</td><td class="comment">Dark-horse 1-seed candidate. Finish with Cin, ND at home.</td><td>✓</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">6</td><td class="team">New Mexico</td><td>MWEST</td><td>26-4</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>8-3</td><td class="comment">Shake 500-pound Gorilla? Last NM Sweet 16 ... 1974.</td><td>✓</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">7</td><td class="team">Miami (FL)</td><td>ACC</td><td>23-6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6-2</td><td class="comment">Adios top line. 'Canes' loss to Jackets stings badly.</td><td></td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">8</td><td class="team">Georgetown</td><td>BIGE</td><td>23-5</td><td>12</td><td>28</td><td>7-3</td><td class="comment">Chances at top line likely flushed with L at 'Nova.</td><td></td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">3</td><td class="rank">9</td><td class="team">Michigan</td><td>BIG10</td><td>25-5</td><td>8</td><td>40</td><td>8-4</td><td class="comment">Avoided disaster at PUR, but still vulnerable to upset.</td><td></td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">10</td><td class="team">Florida</td><td>SEC</td><td>24-5</td><td>6</td><td>29</td><td>4-3</td><td class="comment">Return of Will Yeguete major shot in arm for fading Gators.</td><td>✓</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">11</td><td class="team">Michigan St.</td><td>BIG10</td><td>22-7</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>7-7</td><td class="comment">Appling's turnover woes plaguing Sparty -- 13 last four games.</td><td></td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">12</td><td class="team">Kansas St.</td><td>BIG12</td><td>25-5</td><td>21</td><td>66</td><td>4-4</td><td class="comment">Sleeping 'Cats could flirt with 2-seed with Okla St. win Sat.</td><td></td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">4</td><td class="rank">13</td><td class="team">Marquette</td><td>BIGE</td><td>22-7</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>7-5</td><td class="comment">Awful outside shooting and suspect D major concerns.</td><td></td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">14</td><td class="team">Ohio St.</td><td>BIG10</td><td>22-7</td><td>15</td><td>14</td><td>5-7</td><td class="comment">Buck stopped in Bloomington. Filled road W void in big way.</td><td></td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">15</td><td class="team">Arizona</td><td>PAC12</td><td>23-6</td><td>14</td><td>31</td><td>5-5</td><td class="comment">Swooning 'Zona may be third-best team in improved Pac-12.</td><td>✓</td><td>16</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">16</td><td class="team">Syracuse</td><td>BIGE</td><td>23-7</td><td>17</td><td>12</td><td>4-6</td><td class="comment">Put me on record ... Michael Carter-Williams is overrated</td><td></td><td>17</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">5</td><td class="rank">17</td><td class="team">Oklahoma St.</td><td>BIG12</td><td>22-7</td><td>27</td><td>51</td><td>4-4</td><td class="comment">Sucked up by desperate Cyclones. K-State remaining.</td><td></td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">18</td><td class="team">Wisconsin</td><td>BIG10</td><td>20-9</td><td>40</td><td>20</td><td>7-6</td><td class="comment">Last 101 games entering Sun. at Kohl, 91-10. Pur L stunning.</td><td></td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">19</td><td class="team">UNLV</td><td>MWEST</td><td>23-7</td><td>13</td><td>16</td><td>6-5</td><td class="comment">Most dangerous of MWC reps. Bennett a future NBA megastar.</td><td></td><td>19</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">20</td><td class="team">Pittsburgh</td><td>BIGE</td><td>23-7</td><td>37</td><td>56</td><td>4-6</td><td class="comment">Methodical, erratic on offense. Must control tempo to advance.</td><td></td><td>21</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">6</td><td class="rank">21</td><td class="team">Saint Louis</td><td>ATL10</td><td>23-6</td><td>32</td><td>75</td><td>4-2</td><td class="comment">Clipped for first time since Jan. 19 at Xavier Wednesday.</td><td>✓</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">22</td><td class="team">Notre Dame</td><td>BIGE</td><td>23-7</td><td>44</td><td>82</td><td>4-4</td><td class="comment">Typical Brey-coached team -- fantastic on O, disaster on D</td><td></td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">23</td><td class="team">UCLA</td><td>PAC12</td><td>22-8</td><td>36</td><td>35</td><td>5-4</td><td class="comment">Two steps forward, one BIG step back. Ugly loss at Wazzu.</td><td></td><td>23</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">24</td><td class="team">N.C. State</td><td>ACC</td><td>22-8</td><td>25</td><td>33</td><td>3-5</td><td class="comment">The Notre Dame of the ACC. Rank No. 121 in adj. D efficiency</td><td></td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">7</td><td class="rank">25</td><td class="team">Illinois</td><td>BIG10</td><td>21-10</td><td>35</td><td>7</td><td>5-7</td><td class="comment">Consecutive Ls likely. At Iowa first. At Ohio State next?</td><td></td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">26</td><td class="team">Butler</td><td>ATL10</td><td>22-7</td><td>30</td><td>45</td><td>5-5</td><td class="comment">Swooning at wrong time, but a team no No. 2 wants to see.</td><td></td><td>28</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">27</td><td class="team">Oregon</td><td>PAC12</td><td>23-6</td><td>49</td><td>104</td><td>3-4</td><td class="comment">Ducks quacking at BBB seed. Issue: No. 321 non-conf SOS.</td><td></td><td>29</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">28</td><td class="team">Colorado St.</td><td>MWEST</td><td>23-7</td><td>15</td><td>25</td><td>3-6</td><td class="comment">Horunug best rebounder around, but Rams slumping on D.</td><td></td><td>30</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">8</td><td class="rank">29</td><td class="team">California</td><td>PAC12</td><td>20-10</td><td>50</td><td>34</td><td>5-5</td><td class="comment">Cal deserves drop-kick to chest after sad effort vs. Stanford.</td><td></td><td>27</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="rank">30</td><td class="team">Minnesota</td><td>BIG10</td><td>20-10</td><td>20</td><td>2</td><td>5-7</td><td class="comment">Road wimps. Sporting 1-6 mark in away games. Enigmatic.</td><td></td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">31</td><td class="team">Missouri</td><td>SEC</td><td>22-8</td><td>28</td><td>50</td><td>3-3</td><td class="comment">MEOW! Bowers 50 points combined last two. Scary.</td><td></td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">32</td><td class="team">San Diego St.</td><td>MWEST</td><td>21-8</td><td>31</td><td>27</td><td>4-6</td><td class="comment">Tapley's last three games -- 0, 17, 7 points. Needs consistency.</td><td></td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">9</td><td class="rank">33</td><td class="team">North Carolina</td><td>ACC</td><td>22-8</td><td>19</td><td>15</td><td>2-6</td><td class="comment">Lineup change, Paige sparked Heels' sudden turnaround.</td><td></td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">34</td><td class="team">Oklahoma</td><td>BIG12</td><td>20-9</td><td>23</td><td>8</td><td>2-5</td><td class="comment">Elite strength of schedule has OK easily in despite unsteadiness</td><td></td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">35</td><td class="team">VCU</td><td>ATL10</td><td>24-6</td><td>25</td><td>83</td><td>3-5</td><td class="comment">30-point bashing of Bulldogs firmed up Rams' at-large status</td><td></td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">36</td><td class="team">Colorado</td><td>PAC12</td><td>19-9</td><td>28</td><td>22</td><td>4-4</td><td class="comment">Gypped game in Tuscon will play factor in seeding. Bank on it.</td><td></td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">10</td><td class="rank">37</td><td class="team">Memphis</td><td>CUSA</td><td>26-4</td><td>18</td><td>74</td><td>2-3</td><td class="comment">UTEP squeaker. Consider yourselves fortunate, Tigers fans.</td><td>✓</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">38</td><td class="team">Creighton</td><td>MVC</td><td>24-7</td><td>33</td><td>86</td><td>4-3</td><td class="comment">Crowned regular season Valley kings with Wichita dispatching.</td><td>✓</td><td>38</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">39</td><td class="team">Villanova</td><td>BIGE</td><td>19-12</td><td>53</td><td>19</td><td>5-7</td><td class="comment">No team in college hoops has more RPI top-15 wins. None.</td><td></td><td>46</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">40</td><td class="team">Temple</td><td>ATL10</td><td>22-8</td><td>42</td><td>66</td><td>3-3</td><td class="comment">Hootie HOOOOO!!! Owls victorious in seven of last eight.</td><td></td><td>41</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="5">11</td><td class="rank">41</td><td class="team">Wichita St.</td><td>MVC</td><td>24-7</td><td>37</td><td>94</td><td>3-1</td><td class="comment">Consolation prize for Hall and company, decent at-large seed.</td><td></td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">42</td><td class="team">Cincinnati</td><td>BIGE</td><td>20-10</td><td>46</td><td>22</td><td>4-8</td><td class="comment">Cashmere Wright's game flushed - 14 of last 71 from 3. Hurl.</td><td></td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">43</td><td class="team">Virginia</td><td>ACC</td><td>20-9</td><td>64</td><td>123</td><td>4-2</td><td class="comment">Boston College? Really Virginia? Epitome of Jekyll and Hyde.</td><td></td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">44</td><td class="team">Iowa St.</td><td>BIG12</td><td>20-10</td><td>51</td><td>55</td><td>3-7</td><td class="comment">Road resume still reeks, but OSU W has Iowa St. dancing.</td><td></td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">45</td><td class="team">La Salle</td><td>ATL10</td><td>21-7</td><td>41</td><td>92</td><td>2-2</td><td class="comment">Put together quality resume. 'Nova W in Nov. now HUGE.</td><td></td><td>43</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="5">12</td><td class="rank">46</td><td class="team">St. Mary's</td><td>WCC</td><td>26-5</td><td>34</td><td>110</td><td>1-2</td><td class="comment">No way Gaels are a lock. Must perform well in WCC to dance.</td><td></td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">47</td><td class="team">Belmont</td><td>OVC</td><td>24-6</td><td>22</td><td>88</td><td>1-2</td><td class="comment">Exit early in OVC tourney, and a high-major bubble bursts.</td><td>✓</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">48</td><td class="team">Middle Tenn. St.</td><td>SBELT</td><td>27-4</td><td>24</td><td>127</td><td>0-3</td><td class="comment">Thwarting of Belmont in Dec. helps at-large cause if no auto.</td><td>✓</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">49</td><td class="team">Boise St.</td><td>MWEST</td><td>20-9</td><td>43</td><td>60</td><td>3-6</td><td class="comment">Still deserving despite tight loss at UNLV. 8 RPI top-100 Ws.</td><td></td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">50</td><td class="team">Tennessee</td><td>SEC</td><td>18-11</td><td>56</td><td>52</td><td>2-3</td><td class="comment">Off bubble, into field after huge Florida toppling.</td><td></td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">13</td><td class="rank">51</td><td class="team">Akron</td><td>MIDAM</td><td>24-5</td><td>48</td><td>146</td><td>1-2</td><td class="comment">Zippity doo dah. Zippity ... DOH! First conf. loss Buffalo costly.</td><td>✓</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">52</td><td class="team">Louisiana Tech</td><td>WAC</td><td>26-3</td><td>45</td><td>210</td><td>1-0</td><td class="comment">National ranking laughable. Played cakewalk schedule.</td><td>✓</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">53</td><td class="team">Bucknell</td><td>PATR</td><td>26-5</td><td>54</td><td>192</td><td>1-1</td><td class="comment">Pat POY Muscala double-doubles baller - 19.0 ppg, 11.1 rpg</td><td>✓</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">54</td><td class="team">Stephen F. Austin</td><td>SLAND</td><td>24-3</td><td>63</td><td>302</td><td>1-0</td><td class="comment">Pace-controlling 'Jacks fifth-toughest defense in Hoopsland.</td><td>✓</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">14</td><td class="rank">55</td><td class="team">South Dakota St.</td><td>SUMM</td><td>22-9</td><td>70</td><td>173</td><td>1-2</td><td class="comment">Nate Wolters a scoring animal - netted 20+ 15 times this year.</td><td>✓</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">56</td><td class="team">Valparaiso</td><td>HORIZ</td><td>24-7</td><td>61</td><td>179</td><td>0-2</td><td class="comment">On collision course to play high-flying Detroit for Horizon marbles.</td><td>✓</td><td>56</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">57</td><td class="team">Princeton</td><td>IVY</td><td>16-9</td><td>111</td><td>142</td><td>0-2</td><td class="comment">Future check-writers now controlling Ivy. Three to go.</td><td>✓</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">58</td><td class="team">Davidson</td><td>SOUTH</td><td>23-7</td><td>78</td><td>209</td><td>0-3</td><td class="comment">Well-coached, as usual, but Curry not walking through door.</td><td>✓</td><td>58</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">15</td><td class="rank">59</td><td class="team">Stony Brook</td><td>AEAST</td><td>23-6</td><td>70</td><td>247</td><td>0-1</td><td class="comment">Could be this year's Lehigh. Da Brook stone-cold defensively.</td><td>✓</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">60</td><td class="team">Montana</td><td>BSKY</td><td>21-6</td><td>98</td><td>273</td><td>0-1</td><td class="comment">Can Grizzlies fend off Weber St. minus leader Will Cherry?</td><td>✓</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">61</td><td class="team">Long Beach St.</td><td>BIGW</td><td>17-11</td><td>118</td><td>147</td><td>0-5</td><td class="comment">If Beach falters at UC Davis, final game at Pacific pivotal.</td><td>✓</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">62</td><td class="team">Niagara</td><td>MAAC</td><td>18-12</td><td>121</td><td>148</td><td>0-1</td><td class="comment">Purple Eagles rank north of 210 in seven defensive categories.</td><td>✓</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="6">16</td><td class="rank">63</td><td class="team">Northeastern</td><td>COLN</td><td>19-11</td><td>159</td><td>212</td><td>1-1</td><td class="comment">Went out on bottom losing to then 4-25 ODU at home. Ouch.</td><td>✓</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">64</td><td class="team">Mercer</td><td>ATSUN</td><td>22-10</td><td>129</td><td>274</td><td>0-1</td><td class="comment">Kicks off conference tourney season Wed. against Lipscomb</td><td>✓</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">65</td><td class="team">Robert Morris</td><td>NEAST</td><td>23-9</td><td>112</td><td>269</td><td>0-0</td><td class="comment">Financiers of NEC splashing nearly 39% from three.</td><td>✓</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">66</td><td class="team">Norfolk St.</td><td>MEAC</td><td>20-10</td><td>172</td><td>330</td><td>0-2</td><td class="comment">Other Spartans, Mem only teams finished conf play unblemished.</td><td>✓</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">67</td><td class="team">Charleston Sou.</td><td>BSOU</td><td>17-11</td><td>190</td><td>280</td><td>0-2</td><td class="comment"> Undersized Buccaneers three-dependent - 38% pts from three</td><td>✓</td><td>67</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">68</td><td class="team">Southern</td><td>SWAC</td><td>21-9</td><td>188</td><td>345</td><td>0-0</td><td class="comment">Not at all whack in the SWAC, but play-in destiny looms</td><td>✓</td><td>68</td></tr></tbody></table>On the Bubble: Kentucky (20-9), Mississippi (22-8), Iowa (19-11), Harvard (17-9), Maryland (20-10)
Conference Breakdown: America East (1), Atlantic 10 (5), Atlantic Coast (5), Atlantic Sun (1), Big 12 (5), Big East (8), Big Sky (1), Big South (1), Big Ten (7), Big West (1), Colonial Athletic (1), Conference USA (1), Horizon League (1), Ivy League (1), Metro Atlantic Athletic (1), Mid-American (1), Mid-Eastern (1), Missouri Valley (2), Mountain West (5), Northeast (1), Ohio Valley (1), Pac-12 (5), Patriot League (1), Southeastern (3), Southern (1), Southland (1), Southwestern Athletic (1), Summit (1), Sun Belt (1), West Coast (2), Western Athletic (1)
*Records and RPI are updated on an overnight basis
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<table><thead><tr><th class="league-rank">Seed</th><th class="rank">Rank</th><th class="team">Team</th><th><abbr title="Conference">Conf</abbr></th><th>Record</th><th><abbr title="RPI Rank">RPI</abbr></th><th><abbr title="Strength of Schedule Rank">SOS</abbr></th><th><abbr title="Record versus RPI Top-50">T-50</abbr></th><th class="comment">Comment</th><th class="qualified"><abbr title="Automatically Qualified">AQ</abbr></th><th><abbr title="Previous Rank">Pvs</abbr></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">1</td><td class="rank">1</td><td class="team">Duke</td><td>ACC</td><td>26-4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>8-2</td><td class="comment">Welcome back Ryan Kelly. Kid drops 36, 'Canes in return.</td><td>✓</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">2</td><td class="team">Kansas</td><td>BIG12</td><td>26-4</td><td>5</td><td>18</td><td>9-3</td><td class="comment">Rock Chalk a No. 1? Yep. Name a team with more top-50 Ws.</td><td>✓</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">3</td><td class="team">Indiana</td><td>BIG10</td><td>25-5</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>7-5</td><td class="comment">No longer lock for No. 1. Date at Michigan looms.</td><td>✓</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">4</td><td class="team">Gonzaga</td><td>WCC</td><td>29-2</td><td>7</td><td>77</td><td>5-2</td><td class="comment">Memphis ('06), Stanford ('04) were No. 1s with lower SOS</td><td>✓</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">2</td><td class="rank">5</td><td class="team">Louisville</td><td>BIGE</td><td>25-5</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>7-4</td><td class="comment">Dark-horse 1-seed candidate. Finish with Cin, ND at home.</td><td>✓</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">6</td><td class="team">New Mexico</td><td>MWEST</td><td>26-4</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>8-3</td><td class="comment">Shake 500-pound Gorilla? Last NM Sweet 16 ... 1974.</td><td>✓</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">7</td><td class="team">Miami (FL)</td><td>ACC</td><td>23-6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6-2</td><td class="comment">Adios top line. 'Canes' loss to Jackets stings badly.</td><td></td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">8</td><td class="team">Georgetown</td><td>BIGE</td><td>23-5</td><td>12</td><td>28</td><td>7-3</td><td class="comment">Chances at top line likely flushed with L at 'Nova.</td><td></td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">3</td><td class="rank">9</td><td class="team">Michigan</td><td>BIG10</td><td>25-5</td><td>8</td><td>40</td><td>8-4</td><td class="comment">Avoided disaster at PUR, but still vulnerable to upset.</td><td></td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">10</td><td class="team">Florida</td><td>SEC</td><td>24-5</td><td>6</td><td>29</td><td>4-3</td><td class="comment">Return of Will Yeguete major shot in arm for fading Gators.</td><td>✓</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">11</td><td class="team">Michigan St.</td><td>BIG10</td><td>22-7</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>7-7</td><td class="comment">Appling's turnover woes plaguing Sparty -- 13 last four games.</td><td></td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">12</td><td class="team">Kansas St.</td><td>BIG12</td><td>25-5</td><td>21</td><td>66</td><td>4-4</td><td class="comment">Sleeping 'Cats could flirt with 2-seed with Okla St. win Sat.</td><td></td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">4</td><td class="rank">13</td><td class="team">Marquette</td><td>BIGE</td><td>22-7</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>7-5</td><td class="comment">Awful outside shooting and suspect D major concerns.</td><td></td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">14</td><td class="team">Ohio St.</td><td>BIG10</td><td>22-7</td><td>15</td><td>14</td><td>5-7</td><td class="comment">Buck stopped in Bloomington. Filled road W void in big way.</td><td></td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">15</td><td class="team">Arizona</td><td>PAC12</td><td>23-6</td><td>14</td><td>31</td><td>5-5</td><td class="comment">Swooning 'Zona may be third-best team in improved Pac-12.</td><td>✓</td><td>16</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">16</td><td class="team">Syracuse</td><td>BIGE</td><td>23-7</td><td>17</td><td>12</td><td>4-6</td><td class="comment">Put me on record ... Michael Carter-Williams is overrated</td><td></td><td>17</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">5</td><td class="rank">17</td><td class="team">Oklahoma St.</td><td>BIG12</td><td>22-7</td><td>27</td><td>51</td><td>4-4</td><td class="comment">Sucked up by desperate Cyclones. K-State remaining.</td><td></td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">18</td><td class="team">Wisconsin</td><td>BIG10</td><td>20-9</td><td>40</td><td>20</td><td>7-6</td><td class="comment">Last 101 games entering Sun. at Kohl, 91-10. Pur L stunning.</td><td></td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">19</td><td class="team">UNLV</td><td>MWEST</td><td>23-7</td><td>13</td><td>16</td><td>6-5</td><td class="comment">Most dangerous of MWC reps. Bennett a future NBA megastar.</td><td></td><td>19</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">20</td><td class="team">Pittsburgh</td><td>BIGE</td><td>23-7</td><td>37</td><td>56</td><td>4-6</td><td class="comment">Methodical, erratic on offense. Must control tempo to advance.</td><td></td><td>21</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">6</td><td class="rank">21</td><td class="team">Saint Louis</td><td>ATL10</td><td>23-6</td><td>32</td><td>75</td><td>4-2</td><td class="comment">Clipped for first time since Jan. 19 at Xavier Wednesday.</td><td>✓</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">22</td><td class="team">Notre Dame</td><td>BIGE</td><td>23-7</td><td>44</td><td>82</td><td>4-4</td><td class="comment">Typical Brey-coached team -- fantastic on O, disaster on D</td><td></td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">23</td><td class="team">UCLA</td><td>PAC12</td><td>22-8</td><td>36</td><td>35</td><td>5-4</td><td class="comment">Two steps forward, one BIG step back. Ugly loss at Wazzu.</td><td></td><td>23</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">24</td><td class="team">N.C. State</td><td>ACC</td><td>22-8</td><td>25</td><td>33</td><td>3-5</td><td class="comment">The Notre Dame of the ACC. Rank No. 121 in adj. D efficiency</td><td></td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">7</td><td class="rank">25</td><td class="team">Illinois</td><td>BIG10</td><td>21-10</td><td>35</td><td>7</td><td>5-7</td><td class="comment">Consecutive Ls likely. At Iowa first. At Ohio State next?</td><td></td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">26</td><td class="team">Butler</td><td>ATL10</td><td>22-7</td><td>30</td><td>45</td><td>5-5</td><td class="comment">Swooning at wrong time, but a team no No. 2 wants to see.</td><td></td><td>28</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">27</td><td class="team">Oregon</td><td>PAC12</td><td>23-6</td><td>49</td><td>104</td><td>3-4</td><td class="comment">Ducks quacking at BBB seed. Issue: No. 321 non-conf SOS.</td><td></td><td>29</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">28</td><td class="team">Colorado St.</td><td>MWEST</td><td>23-7</td><td>15</td><td>25</td><td>3-6</td><td class="comment">Horunug best rebounder around, but Rams slumping on D.</td><td></td><td>30</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">8</td><td class="rank">29</td><td class="team">California</td><td>PAC12</td><td>20-10</td><td>50</td><td>34</td><td>5-5</td><td class="comment">Cal deserves drop-kick to chest after sad effort vs. Stanford.</td><td></td><td>27</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="rank">30</td><td class="team">Minnesota</td><td>BIG10</td><td>20-10</td><td>20</td><td>2</td><td>5-7</td><td class="comment">Road wimps. Sporting 1-6 mark in away games. Enigmatic.</td><td></td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">31</td><td class="team">Missouri</td><td>SEC</td><td>22-8</td><td>28</td><td>50</td><td>3-3</td><td class="comment">MEOW! Bowers 50 points combined last two. Scary.</td><td></td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">32</td><td class="team">San Diego St.</td><td>MWEST</td><td>21-8</td><td>31</td><td>27</td><td>4-6</td><td class="comment">Tapley's last three games -- 0, 17, 7 points. Needs consistency.</td><td></td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">9</td><td class="rank">33</td><td class="team">North Carolina</td><td>ACC</td><td>22-8</td><td>19</td><td>15</td><td>2-6</td><td class="comment">Lineup change, Paige sparked Heels' sudden turnaround.</td><td></td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">34</td><td class="team">Oklahoma</td><td>BIG12</td><td>20-9</td><td>23</td><td>8</td><td>2-5</td><td class="comment">Elite strength of schedule has OK easily in despite unsteadiness</td><td></td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">35</td><td class="team">VCU</td><td>ATL10</td><td>24-6</td><td>25</td><td>83</td><td>3-5</td><td class="comment">30-point bashing of Bulldogs firmed up Rams' at-large status</td><td></td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">36</td><td class="team">Colorado</td><td>PAC12</td><td>19-9</td><td>28</td><td>22</td><td>4-4</td><td class="comment">Gypped game in Tuscon will play factor in seeding. Bank on it.</td><td></td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">10</td><td class="rank">37</td><td class="team">Memphis</td><td>CUSA</td><td>26-4</td><td>18</td><td>74</td><td>2-3</td><td class="comment">UTEP squeaker. Consider yourselves fortunate, Tigers fans.</td><td>✓</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">38</td><td class="team">Creighton</td><td>MVC</td><td>24-7</td><td>33</td><td>86</td><td>4-3</td><td class="comment">Crowned regular season Valley kings with Wichita dispatching.</td><td>✓</td><td>38</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">39</td><td class="team">Villanova</td><td>BIGE</td><td>19-12</td><td>53</td><td>19</td><td>5-7</td><td class="comment">No team in college hoops has more RPI top-15 wins. None.</td><td></td><td>46</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">40</td><td class="team">Temple</td><td>ATL10</td><td>22-8</td><td>42</td><td>66</td><td>3-3</td><td class="comment">Hootie HOOOOO!!! Owls victorious in seven of last eight.</td><td></td><td>41</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="5">11</td><td class="rank">41</td><td class="team">Wichita St.</td><td>MVC</td><td>24-7</td><td>37</td><td>94</td><td>3-1</td><td class="comment">Consolation prize for Hall and company, decent at-large seed.</td><td></td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">42</td><td class="team">Cincinnati</td><td>BIGE</td><td>20-10</td><td>46</td><td>22</td><td>4-8</td><td class="comment">Cashmere Wright's game flushed - 14 of last 71 from 3. Hurl.</td><td></td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">43</td><td class="team">Virginia</td><td>ACC</td><td>20-9</td><td>64</td><td>123</td><td>4-2</td><td class="comment">Boston College? Really Virginia? Epitome of Jekyll and Hyde.</td><td></td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">44</td><td class="team">Iowa St.</td><td>BIG12</td><td>20-10</td><td>51</td><td>55</td><td>3-7</td><td class="comment">Road resume still reeks, but OSU W has Iowa St. dancing.</td><td></td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">45</td><td class="team">La Salle</td><td>ATL10</td><td>21-7</td><td>41</td><td>92</td><td>2-2</td><td class="comment">Put together quality resume. 'Nova W in Nov. now HUGE.</td><td></td><td>43</td></tr><tr class="down"><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="5">12</td><td class="rank">46</td><td class="team">St. Mary's</td><td>WCC</td><td>26-5</td><td>34</td><td>110</td><td>1-2</td><td class="comment">No way Gaels are a lock. Must perform well in WCC to dance.</td><td></td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">47</td><td class="team">Belmont</td><td>OVC</td><td>24-6</td><td>22</td><td>88</td><td>1-2</td><td class="comment">Exit early in OVC tourney, and a high-major bubble bursts.</td><td>✓</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">48</td><td class="team">Middle Tenn. St.</td><td>SBELT</td><td>27-4</td><td>24</td><td>127</td><td>0-3</td><td class="comment">Thwarting of Belmont in Dec. helps at-large cause if no auto.</td><td>✓</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">49</td><td class="team">Boise St.</td><td>MWEST</td><td>20-9</td><td>43</td><td>60</td><td>3-6</td><td class="comment">Still deserving despite tight loss at UNLV. 8 RPI top-100 Ws.</td><td></td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">50</td><td class="team">Tennessee</td><td>SEC</td><td>18-11</td><td>56</td><td>52</td><td>2-3</td><td class="comment">Off bubble, into field after huge Florida toppling.</td><td></td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">13</td><td class="rank">51</td><td class="team">Akron</td><td>MIDAM</td><td>24-5</td><td>48</td><td>146</td><td>1-2</td><td class="comment">Zippity doo dah. Zippity ... DOH! First conf. loss Buffalo costly.</td><td>✓</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">52</td><td class="team">Louisiana Tech</td><td>WAC</td><td>26-3</td><td>45</td><td>210</td><td>1-0</td><td class="comment">National ranking laughable. Played cakewalk schedule.</td><td>✓</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">53</td><td class="team">Bucknell</td><td>PATR</td><td>26-5</td><td>54</td><td>192</td><td>1-1</td><td class="comment">Pat POY Muscala double-doubles baller - 19.0 ppg, 11.1 rpg</td><td>✓</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">54</td><td class="team">Stephen F. Austin</td><td>SLAND</td><td>24-3</td><td>63</td><td>302</td><td>1-0</td><td class="comment">Pace-controlling 'Jacks fifth-toughest defense in Hoopsland.</td><td>✓</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">14</td><td class="rank">55</td><td class="team">South Dakota St.</td><td>SUMM</td><td>22-9</td><td>70</td><td>173</td><td>1-2</td><td class="comment">Nate Wolters a scoring animal - netted 20+ 15 times this year.</td><td>✓</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">56</td><td class="team">Valparaiso</td><td>HORIZ</td><td>24-7</td><td>61</td><td>179</td><td>0-2</td><td class="comment">On collision course to play high-flying Detroit for Horizon marbles.</td><td>✓</td><td>56</td></tr><tr class="up"><td class="rank">57</td><td class="team">Princeton</td><td>IVY</td><td>16-9</td><td>111</td><td>142</td><td>0-2</td><td class="comment">Future check-writers now controlling Ivy. Three to go.</td><td>✓</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">58</td><td class="team">Davidson</td><td>SOUTH</td><td>23-7</td><td>78</td><td>209</td><td>0-3</td><td class="comment">Well-coached, as usual, but Curry not walking through door.</td><td>✓</td><td>58</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="4">15</td><td class="rank">59</td><td class="team">Stony Brook</td><td>AEAST</td><td>23-6</td><td>70</td><td>247</td><td>0-1</td><td class="comment">Could be this year's Lehigh. Da Brook stone-cold defensively.</td><td>✓</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">60</td><td class="team">Montana</td><td>BSKY</td><td>21-6</td><td>98</td><td>273</td><td>0-1</td><td class="comment">Can Grizzlies fend off Weber St. minus leader Will Cherry?</td><td>✓</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">61</td><td class="team">Long Beach St.</td><td>BIGW</td><td>17-11</td><td>118</td><td>147</td><td>0-5</td><td class="comment">If Beach falters at UC Davis, final game at Pacific pivotal.</td><td>✓</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">62</td><td class="team">Niagara</td><td>MAAC</td><td>18-12</td><td>121</td><td>148</td><td>0-1</td><td class="comment">Purple Eagles rank north of 210 in seven defensive categories.</td><td>✓</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td class="league-rank" rowSpan="6">16</td><td class="rank">63</td><td class="team">Northeastern</td><td>COLN</td><td>19-11</td><td>159</td><td>212</td><td>1-1</td><td class="comment">Went out on bottom losing to then 4-25 ODU at home. Ouch.</td><td>✓</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">64</td><td class="team">Mercer</td><td>ATSUN</td><td>22-10</td><td>129</td><td>274</td><td>0-1</td><td class="comment">Kicks off conference tourney season Wed. against Lipscomb</td><td>✓</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">65</td><td class="team">Robert Morris</td><td>NEAST</td><td>23-9</td><td>112</td><td>269</td><td>0-0</td><td class="comment">Financiers of NEC splashing nearly 39% from three.</td><td>✓</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">66</td><td class="team">Norfolk St.</td><td>MEAC</td><td>20-10</td><td>172</td><td>330</td><td>0-2</td><td class="comment">Other Spartans, Mem only teams finished conf play unblemished.</td><td>✓</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">67</td><td class="team">Charleston Sou.</td><td>BSOU</td><td>17-11</td><td>190</td><td>280</td><td>0-2</td><td class="comment"> Undersized Buccaneers three-dependent - 38% pts from three</td><td>✓</td><td>67</td></tr><tr><td class="rank">68</td><td class="team">Southern</td><td>SWAC</td><td>21-9</td><td>188</td><td>345</td><td>0-0</td><td class="comment">Not at all whack in the SWAC, but play-in destiny looms</td><td>✓</td><td>68</td></tr></tbody></table>On the Bubble: Kentucky (20-9), Mississippi (22-8), Iowa (19-11), Harvard (17-9), Maryland (20-10)
Conference Breakdown: America East (1), Atlantic 10 (5), Atlantic Coast (5), Atlantic Sun (1), Big 12 (5), Big East (8), Big Sky (1), Big South (1), Big Ten (7), Big West (1), Colonial Athletic (1), Conference USA (1), Horizon League (1), Ivy League (1), Metro Atlantic Athletic (1), Mid-American (1), Mid-Eastern (1), Missouri Valley (2), Mountain West (5), Northeast (1), Ohio Valley (1), Pac-12 (5), Patriot League (1), Southeastern (3), Southern (1), Southland (1), Southwestern Athletic (1), Summit (1), Sun Belt (1), West Coast (2), Western Athletic (1)
*Records and RPI are updated on an overnight basis
